Mosley reiterates no money plan

Although the Grand Prix Manufacturers' Association expressed their 'surprise' at the stance adopted by Mosley in recommending his radical plans to F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, Mosley remains adamant that the move would be good for the sport.

Speaking to the BBC on Monday, Mosley claimed that the manufacturers have nothing to complain about with his approach to F1 - because his plans to reduce costs in the sport will save them more money than they earn from commercial revenue anyway.

He said it was therefore "quite logical to give the money they would have got to the smaller, independent teams to raise the whole standard of the competition"

Mosley also rejected suggestions by the GPMA that he had overstepped the mark in his recommendation to Ecclestone about the manufacturers because the FIA was not supposed to be involved in commercial matters.

"They seem to think we shouldn't be saying anything because we don't do the commercial side of the sport," explained Mosley. "But of course they are misunderstanding the situation, which is we mustn't profit from any of the different championships we regulate.

"But that doesn't stop us from saying about any particular championship that the people who have a great deal of money should get less and the people who have less money should get more."